Posts tagged “Prayer”
Does your faith feel low on power?
When an ice storm hit the South last month, my daughter was without power for over nine days. Thankfully she had a power…
Adultery? Don’t!
Of the 55 uses of the word adultery in the Bible, the very first one that shows up is this: “You shall not commit…
Jesus is willing
A man with leprosy approached Jesus with a beautiful prayer: “If you are willing, you can make me clean” (Mark 1:40). Jesus was filled…
Don’t make a mountain out of a snowball
One winter I called my son to complain about our 12 inches of snow. We’d had so much of it that winter, and I…
Remember and fight
When you’re under spiritual attack and can’t get out from under the weight of discouragement, read Nehemiah 4-6. It’s a slow burn of good…
The good, the bad, the ugly, and God
I’ve been thinking about Abraham from the Bible a lot lately. At the beginning of his biblical account when he was still called Abram,…
Letting go
I’m never sure if it’s easier to “let go” quickly or over a long time. I’ve lost loved ones very unexpectedly. Other times the…
At wits’ end
Psalm 107 tells four stories of God rescuing people from peril—peril of their own making or peril outside of their control. These stories paint…
Don’t forget to look up!
I was several hours into a 25-mile hike with my family when I realized something odd. I had stopped looking up. Somewhere between mile…
Little by little
We all wish God would snap his fingers and make our lives easier. We wish nicotine cravings would simply disappear, depression would magically lift,…
Not no one
Sometimes it seems like there’s no one. Do you know what I’m talking about? No one who listens. No one who cares. No one…
Help! is a brave word
I recently met a young woman who just became a Christian. During our conversation, she told me of a book about a horse, a…